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Jaguars' Herb Taylor to start at LG

UPDATED: 11:31 a.m. Herb Taylor will start at left guard.

It won’t be until 11:30 a.m. that we know if newly-signed Herb Taylor will be active for the Jaguars against Houston. That’s when the inactives are announced and left guard Eben Britton remains a game-time decision with an ankle injury.

Taylor was signed Monday night. He spent training camp with Green Bay but was cut on Aug. 24.

The road to Jacksonville has been winding for Taylor, who has spent time with Kansas City, Denver, the Giants and Green Bay. He’s been waived six times (including twice by the Broncos).

His only game action was two games in 2007 and 16 games four years ago.

Taylor spent the week getting a crash course in the Jaguars’ playbook.

“Just taking everything in, trying to not only learn what’s on the board, but taking it to the field and moving,” he said after practice Friday. “I’m here early, with the coaches late and my playbook doesn’t close until I go to sleep at the hotel.”

Taylor said he worked at right guard, left guard and right tackle during the week of practice.

“Wherever they need me,” he said. “I’m just hunkering down.”

If Taylor is called upon, he said: “It’s not necessarily easy, but it’s something expected of me as a pro – to process and just go.”

If the Jaguars make Taylor inactive, it likely means that Daniel Baldridge, signed from the practice squad on Saturday, could be active.